NBA Timberwolves vs Mavericks Preview Analysis

League Type: Western Conference Finals - Game 3 (DAL leads 2 - 0)
Match Day: Sunday, May 26, 2024
Match Time: 8:00 PM ET
Stadium: American Airlines Center

Fundamental Analysis:

Timberwolves:

1, the last game, Reed got a team-high 23 points is the highest scoring player of the Timberwolves, Edwards got 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 Assist.
2, in this season's playoffs, the Timberwolves in the offensive end of the performance is very bright, the team was able to get 108.1 points per game, ranked in the front of the playoff team, the offensive efficiency is also as high as 115.5 satisfactory, the team's true shooting percentage of 57.7%, ranked fourth in the playoff team.
3, in this season's playoffs, the Bench of the Timberwolves contributed a lot, bench players can get 25.3 points per game, ranked in the front section of the playoff team.
4, the two teams in the regular season had four meetings, the Timberwolves achieved three wins and a negative record; from the regular season rankings and regular season meeting records of the Timberwolves is more advantageous party.
5, the last game, the Timberwolves in the lead 18 points in the case of the eventual Maverick reversal, in the home of the two games did not get any victory; although the team's star Edwards ability is very strong, but in the key time Turnover also proved that the Timberwolves in the playoffs experience is not enough.

Maverick:

1, the last game, the Maverick 109-108 away loss to the Timberwolves, the team won two consecutive victories.
2, the last game, Dončić got 32 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists Triple-double data, is the best player of the Maverick play; Irving got 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, Gafford got 16 points, 5 rebounds.
3, the last game, the Maverick continued to the interior attack as the main direction of the attack, the team in the opponent's interior to get 54 points, the Maverick's interior attack is very mature, Irving and Dončić are breaking the top of the Conference in the breakthrough of good players.
4, the last game, Dončić and Irving combined to get 52 points, the two top stars in the playoffs played very well, especially the core of the team Dončić hit a key three points to help the team in the final moments, with a wealth of experience and a big heart to help the team on the road to take away the two vital two consecutive wins.
5, in this season's playoffs, the Maverick need to improve the efficiency of the team in the free throws; the team's free throw shooting rate of only 70.9% ranked in the playoffs team in the last place, the team wasted too many points that could have been obtained.

Data analysis of both sides:

Dallas Maverick beat the Timberwolves in the first two games, this game will be to the game point! On the other hand, the Timberwolves are losing, and Edwards is losing his mind, so I'd recommend the Mavericks to win by 3 points.

Team Win: 1
Totle: U